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Chris Chandler

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · QB

Chris Chandler recorded 178 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with St. Louis Rams, SL, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, RAM, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

160.0

pass yds/gm

7.4

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

178

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Chandler's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 24, 1995

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

352 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 28, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

315 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 17, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1999

340 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXIII
ATLANTAFALCONS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 31, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XXXIII · Jan 31, 1999

219 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1992
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 1, 1992

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1992

197 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Chandler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 431 passing yards · 3 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2001
BUFFALOBILLS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 23, 2001

Buffalo Bills vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

431 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1999
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 28, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

315 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 29 completions

Regular Season
2001
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 18, 2001

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2001

352 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 56 rushing yards

Regular Season
1991
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 29, 1991

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1991

64 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Chandler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984–1997

01
INDCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARICHANDLER12Chris Chandler
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

04
LARCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

05
TENCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
TENMOON1Warren Moon
TENJEFFIRES80Haywood Jeffires

A historic passing offense meets historic heartbreak

Tennessee Titans · Moon and the run-and-shoot

Moon flourished in Houston's wide-open offense and made seven straight playoffs, but the 32-point collapse in Buffalo became the era's defining ending.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

06
ATLCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

07
CHICHANDLER12Chris Chandler
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1999–2004

08
LARCHANDLER12Chris Chandler
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1997, 199817 NFL seasons178 career games28,481 career passing yards170 career passing touchdowns1,310 career rushing yards12 career rushing touchdowns2 career receptions18 career receiving yards2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 76Jersey: 123 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 11, 1988Most recent: Dec 19, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history